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Re: THIS is why I'm never using Turbotax or any other Intuit product again - 4 weeks ago

I went to TurboTax years ago when H&R Block changed an input of a catch-up retirement contribution amount back to the non-catch-up amount without any notice. I figured it out before I filed my taxes. It was simply not possible to put in the appropriate amount that year (surely it's been fixed by now...). I checked with a TurboTax product and it worked fine. So, I've been with them ever since.

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Re: Happy Birthday MR Forum member Frank - 4 weeks ago

Happy Birthday!!!

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Re: Crazy new IRS rule - 4 weeks ago

QuoteAcer QuoteMr645 If I sell something for $600 and that counts as income, I guess I can write off the $1599 I pay for the item new? You can deduct that basis from the sale price when you file your taxes. If you paid $1500 for it, but sell it for $600, you don't owe any taxes on it. The IRS says that people who sell in a way that's equivalent to garage sales don't have to report the income.

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Re: Willow Biden... extreme cuteness - 5 weeks ago

That kitty landed pretty well--from a barn to the White House!

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Re: What are MRF people doing for haircuts these days? - 5 weeks ago

For many years I've been cutting my wife's hair and she's been cutting mine. We started after I went to a hair place with her and 2 hours later we walked out after somebody pretty much cut straight lines across the back, sides and front of her hair; the sides were sloped but the front and back were horizontal. The person also did a thing where she held up pieces of my wife's hair and cut them at

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Re: Happy Anniversary MR Forum member Dennis R & spouse - 5 weeks ago

Happy Anniversary!

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Re: TV Plans in 2022 - 5 weeks ago

If you happen to use T-Mobile, they provide a $10 discount for Youtube TV, as well as for Philo. Also free lowest-level Netflix. You have to have Magenta or higher for the Netflix. Any postpaid account gets the Youtube TV and Philo discounts.

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Re: Help Wanted: Adjunct Professor, Must Have Doctorate. Salary: $0. - 5 weeks ago

I started working at a GA state community college in 1981. At that time they paid contingent faculty with PhD's $2500 to teach a course. When I retired in 2019 the place had become a GA state baccalaureate college. They paid contingent faculty $2500 to teach a course. My dean asked me if I'd teach part time after I retired. I told her I wouldn't because I had been advocating for a raise for conti

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Re: Don’t be shy. Show your age. What’s the very first TV program you can remember? - 5 weeks ago

QuoteAmmo QuoteFilliam H. Muffman Romper Room and Captain Kangaroo. So many of us in this cohort! Mostly early 50’s birthdates, I suspect. Those are mine, as well. Born 1953.

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Re: Breath Deep - School Administrator Stupidity - 5 weeks ago

I'd get a script from a doctor for a, "Portable HEPA air filtration device." With that, let the administrator attempt to restrict her usage. If s/he does, I'd suggest they contact the school system's lawyer concerning the restriction. Hell, I think I'd also have the school buy the filters for it once it's approved!

by Michael - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Does anyone use a Neck Pillow while flying? - 5 weeks ago

I've tried several brands and just haven't found anything that's comfortable.

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Re: byte me?!....Coke launches new flavor 'Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Byte'.... - 5 weeks ago

If they'd add a single can to a 6/12 pack of Coke Zero I'd try it but I'm certainly not going to buy 6/12 of them. Maybe I'd do a 2-liter bottle if it comes out in that.

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Re: caution, may cause bloating?!....Bojangles offering free $10 gas card w/Family Meal.... - 5 weeks ago

I just looked it up and the 12 piece Family Meal costs $32.99 and has between 5450 and 8520 calories. I presume that depends on which "fixins" you order as well as whether you get the 1/2 gallon of sweet tea or unsweetened tea. Of course, if you're in the South, what's the point in buying unsweetened tea! I love Bojangles but haven't bought any in years. Just too many calories in tha

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Re: Should I go back to single vision lenses? - 6 weeks ago

Quotebazookaman For those that order online, how do you get the PD? They don't put that on the prescription. We buy Zenni glasses and used their instructions using a mm ruler. We each did it to ourselves and then did it to each other to be sure we had the numbers right. Zenni also sends a fake paper eyeglass thing with a mm ruler on it that allows you to measure PD when you buy glasses. It's no

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Re: Anyone bought hearing aids at Costco? - 6 weeks ago

I haven't bought hearing aids at Costco but I will if/when I need them. I've had my hearing checked there (free) every couple of years for the last 7 years. I've lost some high frequency abilities and they tell me I could use them but when we talk it's clear that I'm ambivalent so they don't push me at all. I only go get checked when my wife complains enough. Going stops the complaining for a yea

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Re: Useless post: 1 down, 699 to go - 6 weeks ago

At the beginning of the pandemic, lots of people went into crisis mode over toilet paper. We had some but right at 2 years ago we bought a big pack at Costco of some off-brand that they used to replace their own Kirkland brand when they couldn't get it. We got it home and my wife decided that she was too delicate for the stuff. So I used it in a bathroom that I usually use. Just yesterday I finis

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Re: all about the Benjamins?!....Ken Burns 'Benjamin Franklin' docuseries debuTTs next week...... - 6 weeks ago

Thanks. Set it to record.

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Re: I remember this election in Georgia - 6 weeks ago

I came to GA in 1976 when Sam Nunn and Herman Talmadge were the Senators. George Busbee was governor and Maynard Jackson was mayor of Atlanta. Everybody was a Democrat it seems; you'd have to go back into the 1800's to find a Republican in any of those offices. Back in those days you could vote on a machine that allowed a voter to choose all Dems or all Repubs with a single lever pull.

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Re: Happy Birthday MR Forum member sekker & wife - 7 weeks ago

Happy birthday(s)!!!

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Re: Any aggravation with the Amazom Prime Store Card? - 7 weeks ago

We've been getting the 5% back from the Amazon Prime card for some years. I tend to let that accumulate and then spend it down when it gets to $100 or so (right now it's $123.16). It is a bit disconcerting to see how often we end up with that much credit, meaning we've spent yet another $2000 at Amazon!

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Re: Follow-up on the new computer - 7 weeks ago

On our campus there's a long history of maintenance (that controls keys) not keeping track of who had keys to what. When I became a chair I had them change the pins on the locks for a couple of lab doors where things had disappeared over time. They grumbled but did it. We ended up with only the appropriate faculty members and me (along with maintenance, the cops, etc.) having keys for the labs. M

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Re: Random Shortage, Local or No? Canned catfood - 7 weeks ago

I haven't had a problem in finding canned cat food in NW GA although there isn't quite the variety we're used to.

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Re: MR Forum Fit Club: Keep trying to break through - 7 weeks ago

I've been stuck for the last month or so. I gotta look more carefully at what I'm sticking in my mouth!

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Re: Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - 8 weeks ago

We really like it. We watch one episode a day rather than a binge through the day.

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Re: Happy Birthday MR Forum member onthedownlow - 8 weeks ago

Happy Birthday!!!

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Re: Happy Birthday MR Forum member Jack D - 8 weeks ago

Happy Birthday!!!

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Re: Are you an AARP member? - 8 weeks ago

I've been a member for a long time. I keep waiting to find one of their discounts that beats what else I'm able to find. My most recent quest was for dental insurance since United Health Care's option turns out to be a joke. The AARP version of the company we used through our employment is more expensive and has a lower payout than what I can get on my own from the same company. I guess they're p

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Re: Best place/way to buy new iPhone SE? - 8 weeks ago

They allow a range of phones to be traded in for a deal. When we traded in our SE2020's on 12 Mini's it was easy in the store. But, the actual deal is rather convoluted; they give you some money up front and then there's a charge each month along with a credit. When the rep was explaining to me, I got lost in the weeds pretty quickly. But, I knew exactly how much we should be paying for the new p

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Re: Stocks up 4 days in a row - 8 weeks ago

Dead cat bounce. I think. But, what do I know?

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Re: Happy Anniversary MR Forum member Kate & spouse - 8 weeks ago

Happy Anniversary!!!

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